Movies by Queen Latifah
As part of the cast:
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Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012)
Cast: Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Jennette McCurdy …
Directed by: Steve Martino, Mike Thurmeier
The animated Ice Age series tacks on a game-changing fourth act when unexpected events set the continent in motion, sending Manny (voiced by Ray Romano), Diego (Denis Leary) and Sid (John…
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Joyful Noise (2012)
Cast: Queen Latifah, Dolly Parton, Keke Palmer …
Directed by: Todd Graff
Dolly Parton and Queen Latifah square off in this big-hearted comedy about a flat-broke town choir whose members dream of winning a national contest. However, the stars' struggle for…
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The Dilemma (2011)
Cast: Vince Vaughn, Kevin James, Jennifer Connelly …
Directed by: Ron Howard
Oscar-winning director Ron Howard serves up a delicious comedy about two best friends and business partners -- Ronny (Vince Vaughn) and Nick (Kevin James) -- who are about to land a fantastic…
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Valentine's Day (2010)
Cast: Ashton Kutcher, Jennifer Garner, Jessica Alba …
Directed by: Garry Marshall
In this Los Angeles-set comedy from director Garry Marshall (Pretty Woman), the tripwires of modern love are exposed in a carousel involving relationships and the single life on the most…
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Just Wright (2010)
Cast: Queen Latifah, Common, Paula Patton …
Directed by: Sanaa Hamri
Good-hearted physical therapist Leslie Wright (Queen Latifah) is looking for romance but keeps finding duds until she meets professional basketball player Scott McKnight (Common). When Scott…
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Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009)
Cast: John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Queen Latifah …
Directed by: Carlos Saldanha
Times are changing for moody mammoth Manny (voiced by Ray Romano), motormouthed sloth Sid (John Leguizamo) and crafty saber-toothed tiger Diego (Denis Leary) in this third installment of the…
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The Official Inaugural Celebration (2009)
Cast: Barack Obama, Beyoncé Knowles, Tom Hanks …
Celebrating President Barack Obama's historic 2009 inauguration, this program features coverage of the star-studded "We Are One" preinaugural concert, Obama's swearing in and…
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Mad Money (2008)
Cast: Diane Keaton, Queen Latifah, Katie Holmes …
Directed by: Callie Khouri
When her husband loses his high-paying job, well-off Bridget Cardigan joins the janitorial staff of the Federal Reserve Bank and conspires with two of her fellow employees to pilfer old money…
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What Happens in Vegas (2008)
Cast: Cameron Diaz, Ashton Kutcher, Queen Latifah …
Directed by: Tom Vaughan
After a night of heavy partying in Vegas, two strangers (Cameron Diaz and Ashton Kutcher) wake up to realize, much to their displeasure, that they've gotten married. But before they can…
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The Secret Life of Bees (2008)
Cast: Dakota Fanning, Jennifer Hudson, Queen Latifah …
Directed by: Gina Prince-Bythewood
Haunted by her mother's death, 14-year-old Lily Owens (Dakota Fanning) escapes her dreary life on her father's farm and heads to Tiburon, S.C., with friend and caregiver Rosaleen…
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Hairspray (2007)
Cast: John Travolta, Amanda Bynes, Christopher Walken …
Directed by: Adam Shankman
Set in 1962, this colorful adaptation of the Tony-winning musical follows ambitious plus-size teen Tracy Turnblad, who tries to integrate a racially divided Baltimore one Watusi at a time.
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Arctic Tale (2007)
Cast: Queen Latifah, Preston Bailey, Kwesi Boakye …
Directed by: Sarah Robertson, Adam Ravetch
Set amid the rapidly changing Arctic wilderness, this saga of survival follows the epic struggle of a tenacious young walrus and a polar bear. Queen Latifah narrates the journey of Seela the…
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Through the Years of Hip-Hop: Vol. 1: Graffiti (2007)
Cast: De La Soul, Run DMC, Queen Latifah …
This first volume in a comprehensive retrospective series focusing on a particular aspect of hip-hop recounts the birth of the musical and cultural movement through the words of those who…
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The Perfect Holiday (2007)
Cast: Morris Chestnut, Gabrielle Union, Faizon Love …
Directed by: Lance Rivera
With an eye on her harried single mother, Nancy (Gabrielle Union), young Emily (Khail Bryant) seeks help from a department-store Santa (Morris Chestnut) who turns out to be just the thing…
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Ice Age 2: The Meltdown (2006)
Cast: Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary …
Directed by: Carlos Saldanha
Diego (voiced by Denis Leary), Manny (Ray Romano) and Sid (John Leguizamo) return in this sequel to the hit animated movie Ice Age. This time around, the deep freeze is over, and the…
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Last Holiday (2006)
Cast: Queen Latifah, Cynthia LeBlanc, Elton LeBlanc …
Directed by: Wayne Wang
Given the news that she has a terminal illness, a timid woman throws caution to the wind, break out of her shell and take a no-holds-barred European vacation. But while she's celebrating…
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Stranger than Fiction (2006)
Cast: Will Ferrell, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Dustin Hoffman …
Directed by: Marc Forster
As best-selling novelist Kay Eiffel struggles with how to kill off her main character, IRS auditor Harold Crick begins hearing her voice in his head and slowly realizes that he must stop his…
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Kung Faux: Vol. 5 (2006)
Cast: De La Soul, Biz Markie, Afrika Bambaataa …
Directed by: Mic Neumann
Get ready to laugh with the fifth volume of this hip and hilarious television show. Starting with footage from vintage martial arts films, "Kung Faux" adds a hot new soundtrack, cutting-edge…
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Life Support (2006)
Cast: Carlo Alban, Sidne Anderson, Monique Dupree …
Directed by: Nelson George
When Ana (Queen Latifah, in her first Emmy-nominated role) receives her HIV-positive diagnosis, she struggles to overcome her drug addiction and dedicates herself to the fight against HIV…
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Beauty Shop (2005)
Cast: Queen Latifah, Alicia Silverstone, Andie MacDowell …
Directed by: Bille Woodruff
Fed up with her dishonest boss, hairstylist Gina Norris decides to give him a run for his money by taking over a rundown Atlanta salon and setting up her own beauty shop complete with sassy…
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The Muppets Wizard of Oz (2005)
Cast: Ashanti, Jeffrey Tambor, Queen Latifah …
Directed by: Kirk R. Thatcher
In a fresh spin on a classic tale, the lovable Muppets head down the yellow brick road with Dorothy Gale (Ashanti), an aspiring performer who works at her Auntie Em's (Queen Latifah)…
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Queen Latifah: Unauthorized (2005)
Cast: Queen Latifah
This unauthorized documentary follows the meteoric rise of rapper, singer and actress Queen Latifah (aka Dana Owens), who started out poor in the New Jersey projects and used her talent to…
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Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004)
Cast: Ice Cube, Cedric the Entertainer, Sean Patrick Thomas …
Directed by: Kevin Rodney Sullivan
Barbershop owner Calvin finds his mom-and-pop business -- which serves as a roosting place for the neighborhood's barber-chair philosophers -- threatened when a glitzy, high-class hair…
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Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song (2004)
Cast: Big Bird, Grover, Muppets …
Celebrate the 35th anniversary of the beloved children's show by visiting New York, Sesame Street's backyard, with Grover as he scours the city looking for that one song that…
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The Cookout (2004)
Cast: Ja Rule, Tim Meadows, Storm P …
Directed by: Lance Rivera
When Todd Anderson (Storm P) is chosen as the No. 1 NBA draft pick, he realizes his life is going to change drastically. In an attempt at normality, Todd throws an old-fashioned neighborhood…
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Taxi (2004)
Cast: Queen Latifah, Jimmy Fallon, Henry Simmons …
Directed by: Tim Story
Racecar-driver wannabe Belle (Queen Latifah) uses her prowess behind the wheel to become a cabbie. Thanks to her reputation for speeding through the city at insane speeds, a young cop (Jimmy…
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Life in the 310: Vol. 3 (2004)
Cast: Queen Latifah, Jay-Z, Floyd Mayweather Jr. …
Ease into the driver's seat of the hottest cars on the planet with this program that showcases Los Angeles's famous 310 Motoring, a custom car company that outfits the vehicles of…
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Bringing Down the House (2003)
Cast: Steve Martin, Queen Latifah, Eugene Levy …
Directed by: Adam Shankman
When lonely, divorced lawyer Peter decides to spice up his life with a little online romance, he gets much more than he bargained for in the form of feisty prison inmate named Charlene.
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Scary Movie 3 (2003)
Cast: Anna Faris, Anthony Anderson, Leslie Nielsen …
Directed by: David Zucker
The Wayans brothers give way to slapstick master David Zucker for this third installment of the horror spoof series. But don't expect Zucker to stick just to horror this time, as…
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Kung Faux: Vol. 3 (2003)
Cast: Queen Latifah, Afrika Bambaataa, Biz Markie …
Directed by: Mic Neumann
Take a classic chop socky kung fu film, cut it down to a half-hour length, overdub the translation with hip-hop street lingo, add some cool graphic effects, lay down a beat-driven soundtrack…
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Kung Faux: Vol. 4 (2003)
Cast: Queen Latifah, Afrika Bambaataa, Biz Markie …
Directed by: Mic Neumann
Get set for more funky hip-hop kung fu action -- comic book style -- with Volume 4 of the hilariously creative martial arts series. Classic kung fu films are cut down and freshened up with…
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Brown Sugar (2002)
Cast: Taye Diggs, Sanaa Lathan, Mos Def …
Directed by: Rick Famuyiwa
Sidney (Sanaa Lathan) and Dre (Taye Diggs) trace their friendship and the launch of their careers to a single childhood instant: the day they discovered hip-hop on a New York street corner.…
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Chicago (2002)
Cast: Renée Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Richard Gere …
Directed by: Rob Marshall
Roxie hungers for stardom but ends up in the slammer, where superstar Velma is doing time for shooting her cheating husband. When Velma's lawyer makes Roxie a tabloid sensation, he sets…
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Pinocchio (2002)
Cast: Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Breckin Meyer …
Directed by: Roberto Benigni
Roberto Benigni wrote, directed and stars in this enchanting retelling of Pinocchio, the wooden puppet who comes to life and whose curious spirit leads him into one wild adventure after another.
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The Making of What's Going On: An All-Star Tribute (2002)
Cast: Bono, Wyclef Jean, Michael Stipe …
Directed by: John Campbell
In September 2001, an ensemble of superstar artists gathered in New York City to record a new version of Marvin Gaye's classic anthem, "What's Going On," in order to raise awareness…
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We Are Family (2002)
Cast: Dionne Warwick, Diana Ross, Jackson Browne …
Directed by: Spike Lee, Danny Schechter
Music producer Nile Rodgers invites 200 artists, celebrities, athletes and police officers to perform this powerful version of the famous song "We Are Family," recorded just 11 days after the…
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Talking to Heaven (2002)
Cast: Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen, Queen Latifah …
Directed by: Stephen Gyllenhaal
Medium James Van Praagh (Ted Danson) aids in a 30-year-old murder investigation in this crime thriller based on Van Praagh's autobiography. Plagued by ghostly voices and gruesome images,…
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Brandy: The Videos (2000)
Cast: Brandy Norwood, Monica, Wanya Morris …
The young pop star's first video collection includes 11 of Brandy's most popular clips -- from her early hit "I Wanna Be Down" to newer favorites such as "Have You Ever?" to…
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Kung Faux: Vol. 1 (2000)
Cast: Naughty By Nature, De La Soul, Queen Latifah …
Some of Tommy Boy's most notorious MCs -- including Queen Latifah, De La Soul, Prince Paul and the Force MDs -- rock the mic in unexpected ways in this hilarious volume of kung fu…
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Kung Faux: Vol. 2 (2000)
Cast: Queen Latifah, Afrika Bambaataa, Elephant Man …
This inventive 2003 television show crammed hours of classic martial arts action into a neat half-hour bundle, scoring pared-down, 1970s kung fu films with hit music and redubbing the…
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The Bone Collector (1999)
Cast: Denzel Washington, Angelina Jolie, Queen Latifah …
Directed by: Phillip Noyce
Rookie cop Amelia Donaghy (Angelina Jolie) reluctantly teams with Lincoln Rhyme (Denzel Washington) -- formerly the department's top homicide detective but now paralyzed as a result of a…
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One Love: The Bob Marley All-Star Tribute (1999)
Cast: Erykah Badu, Queen Latifah, Tracy Chapman …
The greatest hits of legendary reggae singer Bob Marley are performed by respected musicians of pop, rock, hip-hop and reggae. Lauryn Hill, Erykah Badu, Tracy Chapman, Ben Harper and many…
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Sphere (1998)
Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Samuel L. Jackson, Sharon Stone …
Directed by: Barry Levinson
When a team of scientists (Dustin Hoffman, Sharon Stone and Samuel L. Jackson) begins to investigate a giant spacecraft that's come to rest 1,000 feet under the sea, they discover that…
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Living Out Loud (1998)
Cast: Holly Hunter, Danny DeVito, Queen Latifah …
Directed by: Richard LaGravenese
A recently divorced woman (Holly Hunter) forms a fragile friendship with her doorman and elevator operator (Danny DeVito), whose life has also seen its share of pain. The two help each other…
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Breaking Out: The Alcatraz Concert (1998)
Cast: Run DMC, Kurtis Blow, Queen Latifah …
Over three consecutive nights, R&B and hip-hop's most celebrated stars appear in a concert staged on the infamous prison island of Alcatraz, where they perform their most popular songs…
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Hoodlum (1997)
Cast: Laurence Fishburne, Tim Roth, Vanessa L. Williams …
Directed by: Bill Duke
In this gangland epic, black gangs in 1930s New York City battle the Italian mob for control of the Harlem numbers racket. Laurence Fishburne plays the Harlem boss tasked with protecting the…
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Set It Off (1996)
Cast: Queen Latifah, Jada Pinkett Smith, Vivica A. Fox …
Directed by: F. Gary Gray
Sick of being victims of circumstance and fighting a system that keeps them from realizing their dreams, four black women from the Los Angeles projects opt to knock over a bank. Emboldened…
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My Life (1993)
Cast: Michael Keaton, Nicole Kidman, Bradley Whitford …
Directed by: Bruce Joel Rubin
Advertising executive Michael Keaton has it all: a beautiful, pregnant wife, a great job, a stately house and three months to live. Tears are jerked in this affecting drama as Keaton tries to…
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Juice (1992)
Cast: Omar Epps, Tupac Shakur, Jermaine "Huggy" Hopkins …
Directed by: Ernest R. Dickerson
Four Harlem homeboys kick their troublesome habits up a notch in this intense urban drama. Torn between his dream of becoming a rap DJ and his devotion to his friends, "Q" (Omar Epps) gets…
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Jungle Fever (1991)
Cast: Wesley Snipes, Annabella Sciorra, Halle Berry …
Directed by: Spike Lee
Flipper (Wesley Snipes) is a successful, married architect. Angie (Annabella Sciorra) is a temporary office worker. When they meet, it's Jungle Fever. Director Spike Lee vividly explores…
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House Party 2 (1991)
Cast: Christopher Reid, Christopher Martin, Martin Lawrence …
Directed by: Doug McHenry, George Jackson
Now a student at Harris University, Kid (Christopher Reid) discovers that Play (Christopher Martin) gave his college money to a fake record company executive, which means they have to raise…